On Game
7: "There's no eighth game, is there? This
is the last game? That's the best news I've heard all
day."

On the nature of
coaching: "Coaches are sick puppies."

On whether or not
he'll retire: "Vacation is overrated... You can only
grow so many tomatoes and read so many books."

On whether he can
appreciate Game 7: "It's torture. It's hard to appreciate
torture."

On why his team will
win tonight: "I have no clue what's going to happen
tonight. All I do is hope."

On press
conferences: "This is one of the joys of my life right
here. This is great fun. There's nothing I would rather be
doing. And the questions are so incisive and well thought-out
that how could you not enjoy the challenge of finding out the
answer?"

On a question he
liked: "That was a great question. What was the
question?"

On a question about
why he constantly tells his players to enjoy
themselves: "I would not say something like that. I
want them to have no fun whatsoever."

Amazing.

Here's full video. It's worth the five minutes:

Popovich took a lot of heat after his decision to bench Tim
Duncan down the stretch in Game 6. But he appears to be in good
spirits tonight.

NBA writers at the press conference were floored:

Spoiler: I already gave Gregg Popovich an A+ in my Heat
Reaction grades. That presser was a masterpiece.